Circumcision

Plastibell is what both my boys and my third will get.. way less painful the the others. All my babies got it right after birth most recent Christmas of last year. Things will be alright mama you got this! Vaseline or my preference is shea butter heals better and quicker. After baths make sure it is completely dry before application. If he poops and it goes on it I would thoroughly clean and reapply. I applied at each diaper change.

I was so nervous to!!!! It was so quick maybe 10 minuets not even and he was fine! Maybe a little fussy but we gave him Tylenol and he was fine!!

Vaseline is your best friend, as they told me you can never apply too much. If you apply plenty it should heal quickly.

Definitely agree with the Vaseline tip! I was also told to bring an extra feed for baby during the procedure to keep them occupied and it def helped

Hi! My son got his done at the hospital the day of discharge ! He wasn’t fussy at all and he did fine! They advised me to use gauze and ointment to put on there so the diaper doesn’t get stuck! After about a week he was fine and it looked normal!!

My baby had it about 9months ago, Plastibell method. Salt baths for 5-10mins twice a day, clean properly snd apply lotssss of vaseline to a cotton pad and place on penis and then put nappy on and gently pull skin back to massage as it heals anddd paracetamol for first couple days really helped ring fall off and for baby to not be in too much discomfort. I was really scared initially too but seriously as long as you follow the aftercare properly, specially till ring falls off, there shouldnt be any issues. Goodluck xxx

My son got his at the hospital and didn’t even cry. It healed really fast! The gauze and Vaseline helped a lot.

Thanks alot everyone. God bless u all

My son was circumcised at 3 weeks old. He took it like a champ lol I was the baby. He acted completely normal and it healed SO quickly, much faster than I had anticipated. As said above, Vaseline is great.

What I remember is that we followed these instructions: one bandage had to be taken off at 24 hours and then we put bacitracin on a square nonstick gauze pad placed over his penis in the diaper for three days- don’t get it wet for the first two days until all the original bandages fall off then you can do a bath - change the nonstick pad every diaper change.
After that put Vaseline or Aquaphor directly on the diaper for about a week until healed - it might get yellow goop but just let it be, dont pick at it and keep up with the Aquaphor. It should heal pretty quick.
You can also bring baby to the doctor if you are concerned with how it’s healing and they can assess.

that’s exactly what we did. And it healed perfectly :)

A lot of Vaseline and warm baths. Double up the diapers aswell so they don’t feel too much pressure rubbing on them but leave it a bit loose. Cotton pad on the penis with Vaseline too.

Paracetamol helps and sugar water helped my lil boy. I crieddddd more than him chile but the man who did it answered all my questions everyTIME I felt like something was not right.

I was the same but he was fine after, the nappy helped. Was just super careful with how I picked him up etc. I was given a numbing gel which the practitioner advised to put on every other nappy change for a few days. I think he felt sorry sorry for me since he gave me 2 syringes filled with the gel. I cried more than my son 😅 it’s daunting but remind yourself, once it’s done it’s done. The earlier the better for the little guy, it gets harder as they get older. Also everyone who gets it done when they’re older, always wishes they had it done as a baby. I would write down any questions you think of now because you’ll forget on the day. Good luck!

My son screamed his head off when he got the circumcision, he was 3 weeks old since the hospital wasnt comfortable doing it there. I had to feed him to calm him down and they also gave him Tylenol to help. Vaseline is a must, the bandage that originally was on him, I cringed taking it off bc it looked painful but he seemed fine when I did it.

The doctor wanted us in the room during the procedure to help calm my baby and hold him. My advice is do not look up!!

Keep him in double diapers for at least 1 week after, it gives extra protection and padding.
I used a gentle spray bottle filled with warm water to clean while changing pee diapers instead of wipes.

Awww no matter what anyone says do what you feel is best. But we personally didn’t stay in the room and we were heartbroken b/c we can still hear him cry in the waiting room. But just the thought of watching them do it wasn’t for us. his dad is circumcised so we decided to get him circumcised as well. And lots and lots of Vaseline!! Our doctor said the more the better b/c you don’t want him getting stuck on his diaper and it would be very painful for him and can possibly ruin the stitching. But obviously not too much where it’s coming out of the side of the diaper. Hope it goes well for your little guy! 💙

Vaseline like crazy. I didn’t bath him for a good week or so (washcloth baths) I was afraid of bacteria in the bath water from sweat ect. Motrin/Tylenol for inflammation/pain and cuddles

We put a huge amount of vaseline on the wound and on the diaper area every time we change. The more the better!

Mines getting his circumcision done on 20th October

@Chloe it's not mutilation. It'd for religious purposes and plus the NHS even do it and so do the Jewish they get their babies circumcised as well

literally she is getting it done so why even make your post it was biased af. Congratulations you won’t do it but there are other reasons outside of religious reason why a mother would do that. That’s for your OPINION which was very irrelevant. Good luck to you…

honey go fact check because there are medical issues that can warrant circumcising. If I needed my parts cut of to keep being able to do things on my own then by all means I’m getting it done. To each their own like I said this is your opinion*. It’s so cute. I actually went to school for this but ok love. Have a great shit starting morning.

@Chloe some boys who don't get circumcised can have alot of infections when growing up. That's why I did it for my son, I didn't want to put him through that. And everyone can have a different opinion than you but don't piss on people who have a different one than you.

Hi hun, how did you get the nhs to do for your LB x, contacted my GP and was told they only refer for medical reasons such as an infection even though I told them I wanted it done for my son for religious purpose

Thanks alot everyone

@Ej I didn't. I've gone privately but the NHS will do it once the baby is a Yr old

@Ej ur best off going privately. Google private circumcision clinic

ok thank you hun xx

if it’s mutilation why the NHS is doing it? To each their own so respect it ! The cut foreskin doesn’t change a thing and it’s not mutilation

@Amna they will provide you with after care advice. We did it at the QEUH Glasgow, PM me if you have questions

@Bianca we shouldn’t be judging but understanding the reason behind , some do it for cultural, religious reasons etc… from your perspective it’s abusive but from their cultural and religious perspective it’s not abusive.

this is a tough topic to discuss and we will never get an agreement so I reiterate “ to each their own”

At the end of the day, it isn’t your baby so therefore it’s not your business 🤷🏼‍♀️. I wouldn’t personally get circumcision done for my child, but that’s my choice as their parent. I have no right to tell another parent what is right and what isn’t. It is down to them as parents to do what is right. So why not just not comment on these posts, you clearly don’t agree, cool whatever move on 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️.

Hope your child’s circumcision goes well and heals well 🤞🏼

girl bye please she didn’t ask for your views on it. This is just unnecessary.

Why does everyone care what someone does with their own child? If you don’t agree don’t comment, but don’t come on here saying it’s “mutilation” when a worried momma was just coming on here for advise? Everyone is ALWAYS going to have there own opinion about something, doesn’t mean it needs to turn into a argument about whose OPINION is right🤦🏼‍♀️

exactly thank you!!! It’s her child. This one is tryna put ideas or her view’s forward like no one asked WHAT DO YIU THINK ABOUT CIRCUMSCION? If she did then that answer would be nice but miss ma’am

you’re being ridiculous 🤣. Yes I would chop their arm off if it meant saving their life ect. Please stop this foolishness🤦🏼‍♀️. It’s embarrassing. Like I said you don’t agree with it. So stop commenting ? Not your child is it? No.

it may not be for that reason. Actually you don’t know the reason this lady is doing it. Like I said just leave it. It isn’t your child

I literally said that a few comments up. I don't know her circumstances so I didn't aim anything at her directly, I am just against the practice of it for non medical purposes.

they'll all preach about consent but it's okay if its a baby apparently

that’s fine be against it but leave the woman alone. I’m not for it but I’m not stopping others from doing it. This is just harassment at this point about it tbh

oh so if it’s medical reasons it’s not mutilation? Girl come on be serious if you’re against you’re against it. Shouldn’t be a pass

if someone is abusing there child OBVIOUSLY you should intervene but what I’m trying to get at is you all obviously know getting your boy circumcised is a thing and has been a thing done for many years some doctors recommended it for MANY reason let alone religious reasons so knowing that why even bother stating your opinion if that mamma wants to get her boy circumcised it’s her choice. Her reasoning and she doesn’t need to explain it to anyone and no one should be making anyone feel bad for the reasons they chose to get it done! Calling it mutilation and a little excessive in my opinion..

I think you’re both blowing this out of proportion tbh with you 🤷🏼‍♀️. Leave the woman be, she is doing it end off. If you feel so strongly about all of these things why not do something about it like getting a bill passed for it. Put the effort in there rather than a comment section. Like I said, I wouldn’t do this but I wouldn’t stop another parent from doing it. However if you feel so strongly about it make a bill, get the thousands of signatures and get it debated in the government for a bill to be passed

girl, there a reason male circumcision is done and female is not.

ok😂

@amna you have no reason to be nervous, you got this mama.

you can’t compare the two, work on your logic too!